Weird old sayings and phrases

[Shin Pad]

I have to pi$$ like a race horse.

[Locke]

Lets get the hell out of Dodge.

It was really handy when my friend bought a POS Dodge truck, out of context, but it worked.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

My dad used to say "...like a ###### combing his hair" whenever someone is about to do something very complicated.

Yeah, my dad wasn't very politically correct.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard
to get her doggie a bone
when she bent over
Rover took over
and gave her a bone of her own

Mary had a little lamb
it's stash was white as snow
and every where that Mary went
they both enjoyed a blow.

Little Jack Corner
sat in a corner
eating his Christms pie
stuck in his thumb
and pulled out a plum
and said holy shyte am i high

[Montana Moe]

One of my favorites, when I'm leaving somewhere in a hurry: "Off like a prom dress"

When I ask one of my co-workers what he thinks, he usually says "It takes a big dog to weigh a ton..." No real reason for saying it, but it is true.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

My dad used to say "...like a ###### combing his hair" whenever someone is about to do something very complicated.

Yeah, my dad wasn't very politically correct.

Hahahahahahaha......thats awesome!!

[REDVAN]

This thread is not up to snuff.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

This thread is not up to snuff.

Drive it like you stole it

[Flamesoholic]

Rode hard and put away wet.

[missdpuck]

My dad used to say "strike while the iron is hot" and "strike while the iron is cold". Never could tell the difference in meaning. My mom would say "Your father wasn't a glassmaker" if I blocked her view of the TV. I like "walk east till your hat floats."

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by missdpuck

My mom would say "Your father wasn't a glassmaker" if I blocked her view of the TV. I like "walk east till your hat floats."

Sounds like what an asian parent would say. My mom says that to me, except she says "Are you made of glass?" in chinese.

[ben voyonsdonc]

I don't know if this has been mentioned but I quite enjoy using "Hunky-dory"...it is ridiculous and I love peoples reaction to it.

[fredr123]

Bump. Ran across this site in a blog I subscribe to and thought it fits this topic quite nicely.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/index.html
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html

[burn_baby_burn]

The real McCoy.
Can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Rome wasn't built in a day.

[BuzzardsWife]

Judas H. Priest
Queerer than a 2 dollar bill
If I could spit nickels
hold your tongue (heard that every day as a kid!)
cat's a$$
cat's pajamas
tickety boo

[missdpuck]

"I've been up Jake's , down Mike's" Who were those guys anyway. Common phrase where I grew up in NJ

[BuzzardsWife]

my dad calls quarters '2 Bits' very old school

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by BuzzardsWife

Judas H. Priest
Queerer than a 2 dollar bill
If I could spit nickels
hold your tongue (heard that every day as a kid!)
cat's a$$
cat's pajamas
tickety boo

Ha ha, I use that one!

[jydk]

My old man always referes to KFC as Barnys. I have actually heard other people refer to it as Barnys as well. (all old timers) Not sure why, or if it falls under the category of this thread but I'm posting anyways.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by jydk

My old man always referes to KFC as Barnys. I have actually heard other people refer to it as Barnys as well. (all old timers) Not sure why, or if it falls under the category of this thread but I'm posting anyways.

Way back in the early days of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Col. Sanders actually drove around North America with his pressure cooker in the back of his car and went to local restaurant owners hoping to sign them up as franchisees.

Often, the owners already had an established restaurant in the city with its own established name and reputation, so when they signed on as KFC owners, they'd attach their own name to the KFC restaurant in order to reinforce the local brand.

Pepsi purchased KFC in the late 80s or early 90s and started to rebrand the company and more strictly enforce a standard branding and menu.

The Calgary KFC franchise owner was known as "Barney's", and so, up until sometime in the 90s, all of the KFC advertising in Calgary was for "Barney's Kentucky Fried Chicken" (they also used to have hamburgers and other non-chicken items on their menu).

I don't know if it's still the case, but when I lived in Lethbridge 10 years ago, they were still called Sven Eriksson's KFC, (there was also a restaurant named Sven Eriksson's, which was one of the nicer restaurants in Lethbridge). One of the KFCs even had a full bakery inside.


Anyone under the age of 25, or anyone who didn't grow up in Calgary would have no idea why "Barney's" = "KFC".